/*****************************************************************************
 *  CommLayerLib - ICommLayer.java
 *  Copyright (C) 2012  Matteo Piscitelli
 *  E-mail: matteo@picciux.it
 *
 *  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 *  (at your option) any later version.
 *
 *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 *  GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 *  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *
 *  For further info, check http://code.google.com/p/java-comm-layer/
 *
 *  SVN: $Id: ICommLayer.java 32 2012-10-09 18:20:32Z picciux@gmail.com $
 *  
 *****************************************************************************/

package it.picciux.commlayer;

public interface ICommLayer {

	public boolean connect () throws CommLayerException;
	public void disconnect();
	public boolean canScan();
	public boolean scan();
	public void cancelScan();
	//public HtsPort[] getPortList();
	
	public CommLayer.Settings getSettings();
	public void setSettings(CommLayer.Settings settings);
	public boolean isConnected();
	
	public int getType();
	
	public boolean addEventListener(ICommEventListener listener);
	public boolean removeEventListener(ICommEventListener listener);

	public DataWriter getDataWriter();
}
